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Process and apparatus for measuring thermal shrinkage properties of yarn
Assignee: Toray Industries Inc
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Filing: 1983-04-08
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Granted: 1986-01-28
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Expires: 2003-04-08
Abstract
Abstract The thermal shrinkage properties of yarn are measured by applying heat treatment to the yarn while it travels through a straight yarn path formed between a feed roller and a draw roller. The peripheral speed of the feed roller is set at a desired constant peripheral speed V 1 . The tension T of the yarn is detected at the downstream of the feed roller, and the peripheral speed of the draw roller is controlled at a speed V 2 so that the detected tension T becomes equal to a desired preset tension T 0 of the yarn. The thermal shrinkage S(%) is measured through the computation of S=[(V 1 -V 2 )/V 1 ]×100. If the controlling of the peripheral speed V 2 of the draw roller is effected so that V 2 /V 1 =a desired constant value, the detected tension of the yarn can be used for measuring the thermal shrinkage stress of the measured yarn.
Inventors
- 👤 Chikayasu Yamazaki
- 👤 Jun Torikai
- 👤 Ichiro Kumo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-01 10:07
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N33/00; G01N33/36; G01N33/365
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
202 words
A process for measuring thermal shrinkage properties of yarn, which comprises the steps of: traveling a yarn through a substantially straight and horizontal yarn path between a feed roller maintained at a desired constant peripheral speed V 1 and a draw roller; applying heat treatment to the traveling substantially straight yarn during straight yarn travel along said path between the feed roller and the draw roller by contacting said straight traveling yarn with hot water so that the traveling yarn thermally shrinks; detecting tension of the straight traveling yarn downstream of the feed roller; driving the draw roller at a peripheral speed V 2 by obtaining the difference of the desired constant tension T 0 minus the detected tension T, subjecting the difference to a proportional and integral circuit, driving the draw roller in response to an output of the proportional and integral circuit and regulating a control gain of the proportional and integral circuit in proportion to the output thereof so that the detected tension T of the traveling yarn becomes equal to a desired constant tension T 0 ; and obtaining the thermal shrinkage S(%) of the traveling yarn by the equation of S=[(V 1 -V 2 )/V 1 ]×100.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
202 words
A process for measuring thermal shrinkage properties of yarn, which comprises the steps of: traveling a yarn through a substantially straight and horizontal yarn path between a feed roller maintained at a desired constant peripheral speed V 1 and a draw roller; applying heat treatment to the traveling substantially straight yarn during straight yarn travel along said path between the feed roller and the draw roller by contacting said straight traveling yarn with hot water so that the traveling yarn thermally shrinks; detecting tension of the straight traveling yarn downstream of the feed roller; driving the draw roller at a peripheral speed V 2 by obtaining the difference of the desired constant tension T 0 minus the detected tension T, subjecting the difference to a proportional and integral circuit, driving the draw roller in response to an output of the proportional and integral circuit and regulating a control gain of the proportional and integral circuit in proportion to the output thereof so that the detected tension T of the traveling yarn becomes equal to a desired constant tension T 0 ; and obtaining the thermal shrinkage S(%) of the traveling yarn by the equation of S=[(V 1 -V 2 )/V 1 ]×100.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the desired contstant tension T 0 is from 1 to 30 mg/denier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The process according to claim 2, wherein the desired constant tension T 0 is from 1 to 10 mg/denier.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the yarn is selected from the group consisting of a fully drawn yarn, an undrawn yarn, a partially oriented yarn, a textured yarn, a spun yarn, or a fancy yarn of synthetic yarn.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process acording to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the yarn is no greater than 300 denier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 5, wherein the thickness of the yarn is no greater than 100 denier.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the peripheral speed V 1 of the feed roller is from 1 to 100 m/min.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process according to claim 7, wherein the peripheral speed V 1 of the feed roller is from 5 to 60 m/min.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the heat treatment is applied for 0.2 to 5 sec.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The process according to claim 1, further comprising the step of applying pretension to the yarn upstream of the feed roller.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process according to claim 10, wherein the pretension is from 20 to 200 mg/denier.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
The process according to claim 11, wherein the pretension is from 20 to 100 mg/denier.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process according to claim 1 wherein temperature of the water is from 60° C. to 100° C.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
247 words
An apparatus for measuring the thermal shrinkage properties of traveling yarn comprising: a feed roller and draw roller pair horizontally spaced from each other so that a substantially straight yarn path is formed between these rollers; a first controller for driving the feed roller at a desired constant peripheral speed V 1 ; a heat treatment unit for applying hot water to the horizontally traveling straight yarn to induce thermal shrinkage thereof, between the feed roller and the draw roller; a tensiometer for detecting a tension T of the horizontally traveling straight yarn, without substantial bending thereof between the feed roller and the draw roller a second controller for driving the draw roller at a peripheral speed V 2 , the second controller being connected to the tensiometer and comprising an electric circuit for obtaining the differential signal (T 0 -T), a proportional and integral circuit for processing the differential signal, a drive circuit for driving the draw roller at the peripheral speed V 2 in response to an output of the proportional and integral circuit so that the detected tension T of the traveling yarn becomes equal to the desired constant tension T 0 and an electric circiut for regulating a control gain of the proportional and integral circuit in proportion to the output thereof; and an evaluator for evaluating the thermal shrinkage S(%) by the equation of S=[(V 1 -V 2 )/V 1 ]×100, the evaluator being connected to both the first and second controllers.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
247 words
An apparatus for measuring the thermal shrinkage properties of traveling yarn comprising: a feed roller and draw roller pair horizontally spaced from each other so that a substantially straight yarn path is formed between these rollers; a first controller for driving the feed roller at a desired constant peripheral speed V 1 ; a heat treatment unit for applying hot water to the horizontally traveling straight yarn to induce thermal shrinkage thereof, between the feed roller and the draw roller; a tensiometer for detecting a tension T of the horizontally traveling straight yarn, without substantial bending thereof between the feed roller and the draw roller a second controller for driving the draw roller at a peripheral speed V 2 , the second controller being connected to the tensiometer and comprising an electric circuit for obtaining the differential signal (T 0 -T), a proportional and integral circuit for processing the differential signal, a drive circuit for driving the draw roller at the peripheral speed V 2 in response to an output of the proportional and integral circuit so that the detected tension T of the traveling yarn becomes equal to the desired constant tension T 0 and an electric circiut for regulating a control gain of the proportional and integral circuit in proportion to the output thereof; and an evaluator for evaluating the thermal shrinkage S(%) by the equation of S=[(V 1 -V 2 )/V 1 ]×100, the evaluator being connected to both the first and second controllers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
62 words
The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the tensiometer comprises a pair of yarn guides disposed to be spaced from each other for guiding the traveling yarn, an eccentric rotor disposed between the pair of yarn guides for periodically deviating the traveling yarn, and a gauge disposed between the pair of yarn guides for electrically detecting the tension of the traveling yarn.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the eccentric rotor always contacts the traveling yarn.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the deviation angle of the traveling yarn is 0.5 to 2 degrees in minimum and 1.0 to 10 degrees in maximum based on the straight line connecting the pair of yarn guides.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the rotation speed of the eccentric rotor is from 20 to 100 times per second.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the rotation speed of the eccentric rotor is from 30 to 60 times per second.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the eccentric rotor rotates the same direction as the traveling direction of the yarn.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the gauge comprises a detection gauge and a dummy gauge having the same vibration characteristics as the detection gauge.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the heat treatment unit includes a preheat tank providing said hot water to said yarn by a conduit and a water supply tank connected to the preheating tank by a conduit.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
52 words
Apparatus according to claim 14 wherein the heat treatment unit includes a hot water bath for circumferentially enveloping said travelling yarn as the yarn travels therethrough, of sufficient thermal mass to substantially instantaneously heat said yarn to the temperature of the water throughout the yarn cross-section upon the yarn entering the bath.
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